I like the original show where he never talked. It was just him dealing with different situations, always against the 'white' man. I seem to remember it being better than what I just watched on YouTube. It was funny and cute, though I remember it being better. Also I seem to...

I happen to know that the rinky dink panther comes from County Durham, in Northern England.
Proof you ask,
and I reply:
ask him where he comes from, and he will tell you:
Durham, Durham, Durham, Durham, Durham